**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing scholarship schemes to improve tribal communities' access to quality education. These schemes include Pre-Matric, Post Matric, National Fellowship, National Scholarship for Higher Education (Top Class), and National Overseas Scholarship for ST students. The document provides data on beneficiaries from 2020-21 to 2024-25 and details on budget allocation and expenditure for the same period (Annexure-I).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Scholarship Schemes Implemented:**
* Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class IX and X).
* Post Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class XI and above).
* National Fellowship for Higher Education for ST students.
* National Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (Top Class).
* National Overseas Scholarship for ST students.
* **Beneficiary Data (2020-21 to 2024-25):**
* The document includes a table showing the number of ST students who received scholarships under each scheme for each year from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
* Scholarship disbursement for 2023-24 and 2024-25 is ongoing in some states/UTs, impacting beneficiary numbers.
* **Financial Data (2020-21 to 2021-22):**
* Annexure-I includes year-wise and scheme-wise figures for Budget Estimate (BE), Revised Estimate (RE), Final Allocation, and Actual Expenditure for all five scholarship schemes from 2020-21 to 2021-22.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Tribal Affairs**
* **Impact:** Responsible for implementing and disbursing scholarship funds to ST students.
* **Action Required:** Continue to administer and monitor the scholarship schemes, and finalize disbursement for 2023-24 and 2024-25.
**Scheduled Tribe (ST) Students**
* **Impact:** Beneficiaries of the scholarship schemes, receiving financial assistance for education.
* **Action Required:** Apply for and utilize the scholarship schemes to pursue educational opportunities.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Tribal Affairs: The primary ministry responsible for implementing the scholarship schemes discussed in the document.
Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students: A scholarship scheme for Scheduled Tribe students in Class IX and X.
Post Matric Scholarship for ST students: A scholarship scheme for Scheduled Tribe students in Class XI and above.
National Fellowship for Higher Education for ST students: A scholarship scheme for Scheduled Tribe students pursuing higher education.
National Overseas Scholarship for ST students: A scholarship scheme for Scheduled Tribe students pursuing education overseas.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING FOR SCHEDULED
TRIBE STUDENT
प्रव तथ: 17 DEC 2025 4:36PM by PIB Delhi
Replying to an un-starred question today in Rajya Sabha the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs
Shri Durgadas Uikey informed that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the following
Scholarship Schemes to ensure that tribal communities have greater access to quality education across the
country:
i) Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class IX and X)
ii) Post Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class XI and above)
iii) National Fellowship for Higher Education for ST students.
iv) National Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (Top Class)
v) National Overseas Scholarship for ST students.
The total number of Scheduled Tribe (ST) students who have received scholarships under the above-
mentioned schemes during the last five years, year-wise and scheme-wise are as follows:
Beneficiaries of all 5 scholarship schemes from 2020-21 till 2024-25
Year Pre-Matric Post Matric National National National Overseas
Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship Fellowship Scheme for ST
Scheme for ST Scheme for ST Scheme for ST Scheme for ST students
students students students students
Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries
2020- 1439930 2005696 2449 2625 30
21
2021- 1377713 2344407 2751 2693 46
22
2022- 1003159 2269112 2828 2938 44
232023- 929767 2064437 5429 2975 65
24
2024- 910043 1816293 7013 2698 58
25
The scholarship disbursement for the year 2023-24 and 2024-25 in some states/UTs for the Pre-Matric and
Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students is still ongoing. Due to this, the number of beneficiaries
is on lower side.
The total amount of funds allocated and disbursed by the Ministry for these scholarships over the same
period, year-wise is enclosed at Annexure- I.
As far as scholarship schemes implemented by Ministry of Tribal Affairs is concerned, there is no
significant reduction of beneficiaries. Under the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST
students, the scholarship disbursement for the year 2023-24 and 2024-25 is still ongoing in some
states/UTs. Due to this, the no. of beneficiaries showing lesser for these years.
Annexure I
The year-wise and scheme-wise figures (including Budget Estimate, Revised Estimate, Final
Allocation, and Actual Expenditure) for all five Scholarship schemes under the Scholarship
Division, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25, are as follows:
Budget Estimate, Revised Estimate, Final Alloca
No. Name 2020-21 2021-22
of the
Scheme BE RE Final Actual BE RE Final Actua
Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expendi
1 Post 1900 1833 1833 1830.14 1993 2257.72 2257.72 2257.7
Matric
2 Pre- 400 250 250 248.9 400 400 394.14 394.1
Matric
3 NFST 100 120 120 120 150 120 120 120
& Top
class
4 NOS 2 4.76 4.76 4.76 3 4.95 4.95 4.95
Total 2402 2207.76 2207.76 2203.8 2546 2782.67 2776.81 2776.8
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